AZOARCUS ANAEROBIUS SP. NOV., A RESORCINOL-DEGRADING, STRICTLY ANAEROBIC, DENITRIFYING BACTERIUM

Authors
SPRINGER N LUDWIG W PHILIPP B SCHINK B
Citation
N. Springer et al., AZOARCUS ANAEROBIUS SP. NOV., A RESORCINOL-DEGRADING, STRICTLY ANAEROBIC, DENITRIFYING BACTERIUM, International journal of systematic bacteriology, 48, 1998, pp. 953-956
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
International journal of systematic bacteriology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00207713
Volume
48
Year of publication
1998
Part
3
Pages
953 - 956
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-7713(1998)48:<953:AASNAR>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
A strictly anaerobic, nitrate-reducing bacterium, strain LuFRes1, was isolated using resorcinol as sole source of carbon and energy. The str ain reduced nitrate to dinitrogen gas and was not able to use oxygen a s an alternative electron acceptor. Cells were catalase-negative but s uperoxide-dismutase-positive. Resorcinol was completely oxidized to CO 2. 16S rRNA sequence analysis revealed a high similarity with sequence s of Azoarcus evansii and Azoarcus tolulyticus. Strain LuFRes1(T) (= D SM 12081(T)) is described as a new species of the genus Azoarcus, Azoa rcus anaerobius.